Migraines and Me
I was eleven when I got my first migraine . This is my story about migraines and me .
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It seems that maybe gluten , lack of sleep and a jumbled routine aren ’ t the answers to what cause my migraines . Since I have brought gluten back into my diet I have not had any migraines . Since I started my new job which involves working until midnight some days and starting at 8:45am on others , there has been not one single migraine . This is good news , but still a little confusing !
I still get the daily headache , but I have grown to try and ignore it . I find if you work somewhere that always keeps you on your toes ( I literally have to do this on a daily basis to serve customers and not because I am short by the way ), this will keep you distracted from the headache . Sometimes you have to tell yourself you don ’ t have one and make sure you are busy all day to take your mind off it ! Trust me it works , as I have seriously cut down on the quantity of painkilling tablets that I regularly took !
Did you know there is now a safe contraceptive pill available for migrainers ? Previously I had been told it was too dangerous to take as I suffer with migraines but I ’ ve just been given my first prescription – I really hope it doesn ’ t bring on any additional migraines . I often wonder if my migraines are hormonal , although there is no indication they are , and by taking this pill I ’ m hoping for a miracle cure .
If anyone has any further suggestions on how to try to avoid migraines please email me as I could have been doing something wrong these last few months ( years ) and just not realised it ! I ’ d love to hear from you .
Migraines and Me
I have created a Facebook page called ‘ Migraines and Me ’. If you would like some more detailed information and some recipes , please feel free to take a look . I have put on a few personal favourite recipes of mine .
If you would like to contact me to speak about your experience with migraines you can email me at nataliegerrish @ hotmail . co . uk
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